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Five were the favorites tains all of these Junior World Championships in Helsinki and four of them, not surprisingly, are found to dispute the title even if Russia and Finland have struggled the right to win the semifinal.
Saturday 2 January 2016 6 minutes reading time
The hosts have ousted the defending champions of Canada always appeared in this issue a step pi & ugrave; under the exceptional standard shown in Montreal last year after a hard-fought game and dall''andamento tutt''altro from obvious. Party on a very physical tone, the match saw Canada take the lead as Konecny ​​after 5:21 of play and double up with Strome five minutes later. Finland fails to go all''intervallo with a different inertia thanks to Laine that transforms one share of dream line forming with Puljujarvi Aho and when there are 11 seconds to the siren. The draw Finnish arrives at 26:18 for an error of the defense of the defending champions of that advantage Kalapudas. The 'balance takes just a couple of minutes until the new Canadian advantage in signing Crouse which costs the place in the field of the goalkeeper Vehviläinen which earned three goals on 10 shots received. The Finnish technical fielding Kähkönen and replacement d & agrave; the charge for the hosts who put themselves ahead 3-3 advantage with Saarela, served as Puljujarvi, a superiority & agrave; Numerical (35:44). Ninety seconds later for the first time in the match Finland took the lead rebound with Nättinen. But the game & egrave; far dall''essere closed after little more & ugrave; three-minute period nell''ultimo Marner, in power play, brings all at 4-4. Blow by blow, Finland takes only a minute to return the lead: a through Liane, shot Puljujarvi, rejected by Blackwood and rebound winning Aho. Canada still has the resources for the 'umpteenth draw with Marner (45:57). And '' Patrick Laine to score the decisive goal & nbsp; (54:50) that forces the exit the defending champions, although head-on, and promotes Finland to the semifinal against Sweden.
After closing the group with maximum points, the Swedes have simply proved too strong for Slovakia, taking revenge for the sport last year's defeat in the final for the bronze, which is facing an insurmountable Soderstrom second shutout in the tournament and collects six goals besieging the port Hucka required to perform more & ugrave; 50 saves during the game. And '' the 'yet another victory for the team to report that Sweden has four players with two points: Kempe, Jen looke, Axel Holmstrom and Forsbacka Jakob Karlsson. & Nbsp;
Just across the board, Russia, medal 'silver last year, hard beyond measure to get the better of Denmark, underdog of these quarter-finals. The Russians went ahead after only 2:49 but with Korshkov & egrave; able to handle the score. Tains the second period Markus Jensen even the score and minute 29:20, on a clumsy bouncing Georgiev, took the lead with Olsen. In the third period the Russians dominate the game with 20 shots against the Danish 4: tie with Lauta (52:31) but, paradoxically, find themselves at a disadvantage when there are still 5:24 the final buzzer and Christensen illusion Denmark. Only Kamenev during the 'last lap of the second hand wards off the big surprise. It goes and all''overtime & egrave; yet Kamenev, Nashville Predators prospect of giving the victory to Russia that I shall meet & agrave; the United States in the semifinals.
And '' Matthews Auston the star of the overwhelming victory of the national stars and stripes against the Czech Republic: the candidate for the first pick in the draft next goes to net three times in the 7-0 shutout with a lot of & nbsp; Alex Nedeljkovic. Even with the loss to Sweden in the group the United States in five games they have conceded just 5 goals going to score 25 times, an awkward customer for all in the race to the 'Gold.
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